RiversidePublicSchool

PreAlgebra
20162017SchoolYear

Instructor:Mrs.ShelbyAnderson
EmailAddress:shelby.anderson@riversideps.org
Phone:4028401393(cell)

CourseDescription

Thiscoursereinforcesmathematicalskillstaughtinthe7thgradewithadditional
advancedcomputationincludinganemphasisonAlgebraicconcepts.Studentsstudy
fractions,decimals,percents,positiveandnegativeintegers,powers,radicalsandrational
numbers.Theybecomemoreproficientinusingratios,proportionsandsolvingalgebraic
equations.Studentswilldevelopandexpandproblemsolvingskills(creativelyand
analytically)inordertosolvewordproblems.Studentscontinuetopracticeusingmath
skillstosolvewordproblemsandtothinkcreativelyandanalytically.Theywillgraph
linearequationsandsolveproblemsinvolvingrighttriangles.Thestudentswillfind
linearandanglemeasurementsinsimplegeometricfigures.Theywillalsocalculate
surfaceareaandvolume.

RelationshiptoOtherCourses
TheclasswillpreparethestudentforAlgebraI.Theprerequisiteismath7andrecommendation
fromthe7thgrademathteacher.

CourseObjectives
Bytheendoftheyear,studentsenrolledwillhavehadanopportunityto:

Definealgebraicterms.

Changewordsintoalgebraicexpression.

Plotorderedpairsandgraphsimplelines

Add,subtract,multiply,divideintegers,fractions,decimals,andrationalnumbers.

Simplifyalgebraicexpressionsandsolveequationsandinequalities.

Useunitratestosolveproblems.

Createanduseproportionsinsimilarfigures.

Findpercentsofchange.

Graphsimplelinearfunctions.

Useandcomputewithpowersandexponents.

Calculatesideandanglemeasurementsingeometricshapes.

Calculatesurfaceareaandvolumeofprisms,cylinders,pyramids,conesandspheres.

Graphdatainstemandleafplots,boxandwhiskerplots,andhistograms.

Textbook
PreAlgebra,GlencoeMcGrawHillsuppliedbythedistrict

CourseSchedule**

Weeks13
Introductions/Syllabus,Chapter1,sections16,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestupon
completionofchapter.

Weeks46
Chapter2,sections17,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks78
Chapter3,sections16,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks911
Chapter4,sections16,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1213
Chapter5,sections15,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1416
Chapter6,sections19,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1719
Chapter7,sections18,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2023
Chapter8,sections110,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2426
Chapter9,sections19,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2728
Chapter10,sections16,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2931
Chapter11,sections19,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks3133
Chapter12,sections18,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks3436
Chapter13,sections110,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

**Thisisatentativescheduleandcouldchangewheretheteacherseesfit.**

GradingPoliciesandAssignments
Homework(30%ofoverallgrade):
Studentswillhavedailyassignmentsandareexpectedtoshowtheirwork.The
workneedstobeshownsotheteachercanreproducetheresultsstepbystep.1pointwill
beawardedforeachcorrectworkandanswer.pointwillbeawardedforagoodeffort
onaproblembutamistakemadeinthework.0pointsawardedfornoattemptofthe
problemorananswergivenwithnoworkorexplanation.Homeworkisassigneddaily
andistobeturnedinthefollowingday.Ifhomeworkislate,10%ofthepointswillbe
deductedfromthefinalscoreand1%perdayafterthat.Allassignmentsaretobe
completedandworkshownorexplanationsgiven.
Quizzes/Tests(70%ofoverallgrade):
Quizzeswillbeannouncedbutaretobeexpectedhalfwaythroughthechapter
withpointsawardedasinassignments.Thequizzesusuallyhave10questions.For
missed/retakequizzesandteststheymaybetakenbeforeschoolorduringlunch.The
studentmustmakearrangementswiththeteacher.Theretakeofaquizmustbedone
beforethechaptertestisgivenandaretakeofatestmustbedonebeforethenexttestis
given.Onlyoneretakeisallowedperquizandtest.Itisrecommendedbeforearetake
thatthestudenthaveastudysessionwiththeteacherorprovetotheteacherthatthe
studentisbetterpreparedtotaketheretake.
AttendancePolicy
Studentsareexpectedtoattendeveryclassandbepreparedtoparticipatefullyinallclass
work.Participationwouldincludebutisnotlimitedtohavinghomeworkcompleted,
askingandansweringquestions,doingproblemsinclass,listening,etc.Ifastudentis
absent,thepersonwillmisstheopportunitytolearnthedailymaterial.Ifyouhave
questionsaboutmissedworkIamavailableafterschoolorattheCedarRapidssite
beforeschool.Cometalktomeandwecansetupatimetomeet.
FoodandDrink
Themathroomhasnewercarpetsopleasenofoodintheroom.Also,onlywaterina
closedbottleisneeded.
CellPhones
Cellphonesarenottobeusedduringclassunlessinstructedtobytheteacher.Theyareto
beleftinyourbookbag(outofsightoutofmind).Iftheteacherdeemsitisnecessary
forastudenttousethecellphoneduringclass,shewillgivepermission.Thiswouldbea
veryrareoccasion.Perhapsoneinstancewouldbetoletastudent,whoisabsent,know
whatwedidinclass.

RulesoftheClassroom
Showcourtesyandrespecttoothersandtheirproperty.
Payattentioninclass,participateandtakenotes.
Keeptheschoolpropertyi.e.books,desks,floor,wallsetc.cleanandfreeofmarks.
Doyourownhomeworkwhenassignedandturninwhenitisdue.
Followallrulesandregulationsinthestudenthandbook.
Beontimeandpreparedforclass.
Beinyourseatwhenthebellringsandstaythere.
Keephandsawayfromthewindowarea,teachersdesk,suppliesetc.
Bringneededsupplies:textbook,notebook,calculator,pencils,andlooseleafpaper.
Sharpenpencilsbeforeclassorduringstudytime.
Ifyoubreakarule,awarningwillbegiven.Ifyoucontinuetobreaktherule/s,thena
detentionwillbeservedduringlunchorafterschoolforagivenamountoftime.The
morerulesyoubreakthelongerthedetentionwillbe.Ifyouforgettocomeinafter
school,thenyouneedtocomeinbeforeschoolthenextday.Otherwise,youwillservea
doubletimedetentionthefollowingdayafterschool.